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- 10901: Chaim Potok And The Problem Of Assimilation For The American
- ... of other countries. Should these immigrants isolate themselves from the mainstream American culture, or should they sacrifice the culture of their homelands for the benefits American culture has to offer? Judaism, one of the world’s oldest religions, has remained strong over its six thousand year history by remaining distinct – and isolated – from other cultures. Chaim Potok, in his books The Chosen, My Name is Asher Lev, In the Beginning, and The Book of Lights, focuses on this conflict between Orthodox Judaism and the secular world. Many of Chaim Potok’s characters want the American Jewry to remain isolated from the mainstream American culture: The world kills us! The world flays our skin from our bodies and throws us into the flames! The world laughs at ... 2). American Jews must either take on nonprofessional jobs, assuming an identity completely different from that of European Jews, or expose themselves to secular America. Isolation is thoroughly impractical for the American Jew. Chaim Potok’s works often focus on main characters whose talents draw them to the outside world: When individuals are brought up in the heart of such a community or culture [as Danny’s and Reuven’s] ...
- 10902: Othello
- Othello - Battle of Good vs. Evil "I am not what I am." What is Iago? -- as distinct from what he pretends to be -- and what are his motives? In Shakespeare's, Othello, the reader is presented the classic battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good. It are these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the breakdown of Othello, a noble venetian moor, well-known by the people of Venice as a honourable soldier and a worthy leader. Othello's breakdown results in the muder of his wife Desdemona. Desdemona is representative of the good in nature. Good can be defined as forgiving, honest, innocent and unsuspecting. The evil contained within Othello is by no ... the character Iago. Iago is cunning, untrustworthy, selfish, and plotting. He uses these traits to his advantage by slowly planning his own triumph while watching the demise of others. It is this that is Iago's motivation. The ultimate defeat of good by the wrath of evil. Not only is it in his own nature of evil that he suceeds but also in the weaknesses of the other characters. Iago ...
- 10903: James Baldwin
- ... Baldwin Life James Arthur Baldwin was born the first of nine children during 1924 in Harlem. His father, David, was a clergyman and a factory worker, and was the source of all of James Baldwin's fears. Baldwin's mother, Berdis, was a homemaker. Baldwin first started writing around age fourteen as a way of seeking the love which he was missing from his family life. During this time Baldwin attended Frederick Douglas Junior ... High School and DeWitt Clinton High School. During his school years, Baldwin won several awards for his writings. The joy that he felt from having others praise his work was overshadowed, however, by his father's disapproval of his non-Christian-oriented writing. James Baldwin's father was a very religious Christian who forced the church on young James. For a few years (from ages fourteen through seventeen), Baldwin was ...
- 10904: Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union
- Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union The reason behind Franklin's Albany Plan of Union is the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War started because British colonists were said to be moving in on territory that the French had claimed for themselves. Then ... the Virginians were considering military measures in the country to the west, and requesting aid from the Pennsylvania province. Quaker reluctance toward involvement in "aggressive action," and a feeling by the proprietary party of "let's wait and see if anything beyond Virginian interests are threatened," resulted in no aid being extended. The following year, Washington went back to the Ohio Valley as a major who was leading a company ...
- 10905: The Soliloquies Of Richard In
- ... in Richard III Throughout the notable play of Richard III, soliloquies, speeches which Richard, The treacherous protagonist speaks to himself and to the audience, play very outstanding and significant roles. As through the villain hero's soliloquies, we are presented the material that cannot be realistically delivered in dialogue. They enable our understanding of the unmasked Richard and enable our appreciation of the play, as they reveal Richard's isolation, reveal the information on the plot which are the background and atmosphere of the story, and Richard's treacherous plan, reveal Richard's inner thoughts which appear clear to us the deformities of his mind and also reveal his self-knowledge. The first scene of the play begins with a soliloquy which ...
- 10906: King Lears Plot Synopsis
- ... less. The furious Lear attempts to persuade Cordelia to reconsider her answer, but after unsuccessfully doing so, rashly decides to bestow no land on her and essentially banishes her from his site. One of Cordelia's suitors, The Duke of Burgundy, loses all interest in the powerless daughter. The King of France recognizes Cordelia's virtues and takes her even without any land. The loyal Kent attempts to change Lear's mind with blunt honesty, but is banished for contradicting Lear's proclamation. Lear is going to live with his eldest daughters, yet still keep the title "King." Secretly, Goneril and Regan conspire to not ...
- 10907: Vietnam
- ... of other less fortunate nations who do not have the ability to defend themselves. According to the United States these infieor nations "freedom," has been in jeopardy since the beging of the cold war. Webster’s dictionary defines a democracy as a government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a ... the communist state split to the north and a democratic state to the south. However, Southeast Asia was considored one of the most sensitive places at this time durning the cold war. Therfore North Vietnam’s communist neighbors’ China and Russia, both supplied Ho Chi Men forces. While the south was backed by the United States(which had been funding the war effort since the French conflict). McNamara’s memoirs In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam describes his powerful position in the Cabinet under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. According to McNamara, the United States policy towards Southeast Asia was defined ...
- 10908: Ferrari
- Ferrari in my opinion is a company that right from the beginning was "build to last"(1), it was built to be the best in Europe. It's founder Enzo Ferrari was driven to develop the best (fastest) sports car possible not the most profitable. He was a clock builder, not a time teller so he developed traditions, he always wanted to be ... automotive development; being a pioneer. That is why "so much of what Ferrari established and where it was begun continues"(2) today in Modena, Italy. He developed an internal drive that is crucial for company's success throughout the test of time and competition from other companies. Like all the visionary companies that I know, Ferrari also had it's problems but Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo"the man who saved Ferrari"(3) and this internal drive played an intense role in the transformation and the reconstruction of this once deeply troubled auto maker in ...
- 10909: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
- Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Gravity if one of the four fundamental forces in the universe. Though the fundamental principles of it eluded scientists until Sir Isaac Newton was able to mathematically describe it in 1687 ... move infinitely because there would be no force to stop it). Perhaps, the best place to start then would be with such a simple item as an apple (after all it is what "sparked" Newton's creativity). The apple is one of the two curiosities (the other being the moon) that led Newton to discover The Law of Universal Gravitation in 1666 (Eddington 93). As Newton later wrote, it is the ... moon and the apple were both being pulled towards Earth at the same rate but yet the moon was the only one who resisted the force and stayed in its elliptical orbit (Eddington 94). Newton's Third Law of Motion says that every force exerted by one object on another is equal to a force, but opposite in direction, exerted be the second object on the first (every reaction has ...
- 10910: Epstein’s Welfare in America
- Epstein’s Welfare in America Urban social inequality exists because society lends itself to ignorance, which has a negative impact on society that is perpetuated by welfare. In Epstein’s Welfare in America, a basic overview is given as to why society believes it can solve the problem of welfare. He says, “Society may hold on to false evidence that at least some progress is ... to which policy proposals differ in their budgetary implications, and consequently the role of the public sector, they may still hide the true amounts that are needed to connect grievous social problems in the U.S. In this sense, the scholarship of social welfare in spite of its impressive demography may remain trapped in ideology.” (Epstein, 5) The problem lies with the U.S. government and its’ views of family ...
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